Set of floor panels and method for installing this set of floor panels

Abstract

A set of floor panels includes floor panels that are oblong rectangular and have a pair of long edges and a pair of short edges. The long and the short edges are provided with mechanical coupling parts, which allow coupling the floor panels of the set to each other such that a herringbone pattern can be realized herewith.

1 . A set of floor panels, wherein each floor panel of the set of floor panels is oblong rectangular and has a pair of long edges and a pair of short edges;
 wherein the long edges and the short edges are provided with mechanical coupling parts arranged for coupling the floor panels of the set of floor panels to each other;   wherein a first long edge of the long edges is provided with a male coupling part and a second long edge of the long edges is provided with a female coupling part; wherein a first short edge of the short edges is provided with a male coupling part and a second short edge of the short edges is provided with a female coupling part; wherein the male coupling part at the long edge is arranged to be inserted into the female coupling part at the long edge of a floor panel of the set by means of a turning movement;   wherein the male coupling part at the long edge is arranged to be inserted into the female coupling part at the short edge of a floor panel of the set by means of a turning movement; and   wherein the male coupling part at the short edge is arranged to be inserted into the female coupling part at the long edge by the turning movement arranged for inserting the male coupling part at the long edge into the female coupling part at the long edge or short edge;   wherein the male coupling part at the short edge and the female coupling part at the long edge are arranged to, in a mutually coupled condition, effect a locking in horizontal direction and a locking in vertical direction;   wherein the female coupling part at the long edge comprises a lateral groove bordered by an upper lip and a lower lip, the lower lip extending distally to beyond the upper lip and being provided with an upwardly directed locking part; wherein the male coupling part at the long edge is provided with a tongue and is arranged to cooperate with the lateral groove in order to effect a vertical locking; wherein the set of floor panels comprises a first pair of locking portions in order to effect the vertical locking of the male coupling part of the short edge in the female coupling part at the long edge, a first locking portion at the male coupling part and a second locking portion, cooperating therewith in coupled condition, at the female coupling part;   wherein the second locking portion present at the female coupling part, is situated at the distal end of the upwardly directed locking part, whereas the first locking portion is situated at the opposite floor panel;   wherein the set of floor panels comprises a second pair of locking portions in order to effect the horizontal locking of the male coupling part of the short edge in the female coupling part at the long edge, a first locking portion at the male coupling part and a second locking portion, cooperating therewith in coupled condition, at the female coupling part;   wherein the second locking portion of the second pair of locking portions is upwardly outwardly inclined;   wherein the second locking portion of the first pair of locking portions, consists of a recess;   wherein the first locking portion of the first pair of locking portions, consists of a protrusion.   
     
     
         2 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 1 , wherein the locking parts of the male coupling part at the short edge and the female coupling part at the long edge comprise locking parts arranged to, in a mutually coupled condition, allow a backward turning movement to separate the coupled panels. 
     
     
         3 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 1 , wherein the respective coupling parts are configured such that the respective coupling parts can be brought behind each other by means of a downward movement of the respective coupling part, more particularly by means of a downward snap movement. 
     
     
         4 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling parts on all four edges are realized in one piece from the material of the floor panels. 
     
     
         5 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 1 , wherein the set of floor panels comprises a third pair of locking portions in order to effect the horizontal locking of the male coupling part of the long edge in the female coupling part at the long edge, a first locking portion at the male coupling part and a second locking portion, cooperating therewith in coupled condition, at the female coupling part, wherein the second locking portion locking portion is upwardly outwardly inclined;
 wherein the set of floor panels comprises a fourth pair of locking portions in order to effect the vertical locking of the male coupling part of the long edge in the female coupling part at the long edge, a first locking portion at an upper side of the tongue of the male coupling part and a second locking portion, cooperating therewith in coupled condition, at an underside of the upper lip of the female coupling part, wherein the first locking portion is downwardly inclined towards a distal end of the tongue.   
     
     
         6 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 1 , wherein the panels comprise a substrate based on wood, such as an MDF or HDF substrate, on which a top layer is present. 
     
     
         7 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 6 , wherein the top layer is a laminate layer or a wood layer. 
     
     
         8 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 6 , wherein the top layer is a laminate layer comprising a decor and a transparent or translucent wear layer situated above the decor. 
     
     
         9 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the floor panels is situated between 6 mm and 9 mm. 
     
     
         10 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling parts on all four edges are realized in one piece from MDF or HDF material of the floor panels. 
     
     
         11 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 1 , wherein the male coupling part at the long edge can also be uncoupled by means of a turning movement out of the female part of the short edge and the long edge. 
     
     
         12 . A method for separating at least one floor panel from an installed set of floor panels, wherein the set of floor panels is a set of floor panels according to  claim 1 , and wherein a said floor panel is separated by a turning movement, the turning movement being a backward turning movement. 
     
     
         13 . A set of floor panels, wherein each floor panel of the set of floor panels is oblong rectangular and has a pair of long edges and a pair of short edges;
 wherein the long edges and the short edges are provided with mechanical coupling parts arranged for coupling the floor panels of the set of floor panels to each other;   wherein a first long edge of the long edges is provided with a male coupling part and a second long edge of the long edges is provided with a female coupling part; wherein a first short edge of the short edges is provided with a male coupling part and a second short edge of the short edges is provided with a female coupling part; wherein the male coupling part at the long edge is arranged to be inserted into the female coupling part at the long edge of a floor panel of the set by means of a turning movement;   wherein the male coupling part at the long edge is arranged to be inserted into the female coupling part at the short edge of a floor panel of the set by means of a turning movement; and   wherein the male coupling part at the short edge is arranged to be inserted into the female coupling part at the long edge by the turning movement arranged for inserting the male coupling part at the long edge into the female coupling part at the long edge or short edge;   wherein the male coupling part at the short edge and the female coupling part at the long edge are arranged to, in a mutually coupled condition, effect a locking in horizontal direction and a locking in vertical direction;   wherein the female coupling part at the long edge comprises a lateral groove bordered by an upper lip and a lower lip, the lower lip extending distally to beyond the upper lip and being provided with an upwardly directed locking part; wherein the male coupling part at the long edge is provided with a tongue and is arranged to cooperate with the lateral groove in order to effect a vertical locking; wherein the set of floor panels comprises a first pair of locking portions in order to effect the vertical locking of the male coupling part of the short edge in the female coupling part at the long edge, a first locking portion at the male coupling part and a second locking portion, cooperating therewith in coupled condition, at the female coupling part;   wherein the second locking portion present at the female coupling part, is situated at the distal end of the upwardly directed locking part, whereas the first locking portion is situated at the opposite floor panel;   wherein the set of floor panels comprises a second pair of locking portions in order to effect the horizontal locking of the male coupling part of the short edge in the female coupling part at the long edge, a first locking portion at the male coupling part and a second locking portion, cooperating therewith in coupled condition, at the female coupling part;   wherein the second locking portion of the second pair of locking portions is upwardly outwardly inclined;   wherein the second locking portion of the first pair of locking portions, consists of a recess;   wherein the first locking portion of the first pair of locking portions, consists of a protrusion;   wherein the locking parts of the male coupling part at the short edge and the female coupling part at the long edge comprise locking parts arranged to, in a mutually coupled condition, allow a backward turning movement to separate the coupled panels.   
     
     
         14 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 13 , wherein the coupling parts on all four edges are realized in one piece from the material of the floor panels. 
     
     
         15 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 14 , wherein the set of floor panels comprises a third pair of locking portions in order to effect the horizontal locking of the male coupling part of the long edge in the female coupling part at the long edge, a first locking portion at the male coupling part and a second locking portion, cooperating therewith in coupled condition, at the female coupling part, wherein the second locking portion locking portion is upwardly outwardly inclined;
 wherein the set of floor panels comprises a fourth pair of locking portions in order to effect the vertical locking of the male coupling part of the long edge in the female coupling part at the long edge, a first locking portion at an upper side of the tongue of the male coupling part and a second locking portion, cooperating therewith in coupled condition, at an underside of the upper lip of the female coupling part, wherein the first locking portion is downwardly inclined towards a distal end of the tongue.   
     
     
         16 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 15 , wherein the panels comprise a substrate based on wood, such as an MDF or HDF substrate, on which a top layer is present. 
     
     
         17 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 15 , wherein the top layer is a laminate layer or a wood layer. 
     
     
         18 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 15 , wherein the top layer is a laminate layer comprising a decor and a transparent or translucent wear layer situated above the decor. 
     
     
         19 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 18 , wherein the thickness of the floor panels is situated between 6 mm and 9 mm. 
     
     
         20 . The set of floor panels according to  claim 19 , wherein the male coupling part at the long edge can also be uncoupled by means of a turning movement out of the female part of the short edge and the long edge.